Under the Fleet Response Plan, how many carrier strike groups are deployable within 30 days?

• A. 4
• B. 8
• C. 2
• D. 6

Answer: (D)

The Fleet Response Plan is built to keep a substantial portion of carrier strike groups ready for rapid deployment, so forces can surge into operations within about a month. This means maintaining ongoing maintenance, crew training, air-wing readiness, and prepositioned assets so several groups can be underway or already at sea within the 30-day window. The idea is to provide a predictable, scalable surge capability that can meet combatant commanders’ needs without waiting for lengthy mobilization or maintenance cycles. That balance—enough readiness to respond quickly, but not so much as to overstrain resources—is why the option describing a sizable number of carrier strike groups deployable within 30 days best fits the FRP concept.